United States President Dwight D Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, are welcomed and greeted by Governor General of Canada, Vincent Massey and Mr. and Mrs. Louis St. Laurent, the Prime Minister of Canada. The President places a wreath at the Canadian War Memorial. The Dignitaries drive through cheering crowd of Ottawa residents. View of Rideau Hall, Governor's residence where the President and Mrs. Eisenhower participate in the guest tradition of planting a Maple tree. View of Canadian Parliament buildings and the Peace Tower. Inside Parliament, the President Eisenhower addresses the Canadian Parliament and talks about relations between the United States and Canada.

President Eisenhower visits Ottawa, Canada. President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower get off an aircraft at Ottawa. Officers greet and receive them. He arrives in Ottawa to talk to Prime Minister of Canada John George Diefenbaker and Canadian leaders. Eisenhower addresses the parliament on difference in trade policy. Gathering applauds.

U.S. Air Force Chief General Hoyt S. Vandenberg in Ottawa, Canada. U.S. Air Force C-121 aircraft taxis along the airfield. USAF Chief General Hoyt Vandenberg talks to an officer at an airfield in Ottawa. The General greets the dignitaries who arrive for the Ottawa conference.

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. A large crowd gathers on a street to greet the King and the Queen. Bakers standing near a table. A cake on the table. The King and the Queen come outside a building. A large crowd cheer and wave towards them. People standing near the cake. Aerial view of the large crowd on the street. A war memorial at Connaught Square dedicated to the soldiers who died in World War II. The dignitaries place a wreath on the memorial.

Alexander Cambridge arrives as the new Governor General of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. Officers greet Governor General Alexander Cambridge. An aircraft flies over a clock tower. Honor guards lined up outside the Parliament Building. Governor General with officials. Governor General with his wife Princes Alice as she holds flowers in her hands.

Brief unrelated view of a man plastering a wall to repair it. Then: U.S. Air Force Chief General Hoyt S. Vandenberg in Ottawa, Canada. USAF Chief General Hoyt S. Vandenberg talks to various officers on the tarmac of an airfield in Ottawa. The General greets the dignitaries who arrive for the Ottawa Conference. Both men and women are seen . General Vandenberg talks to an officer as he smokes a cigarette. An aircraft in the background. Women talk at the airfield. Officers enter a building at the airfield.